Others may fall around us like leaves, or be mowed down by the scythe of Time like grass: these are but metaphors to the unreflecting, buoyant ears and overweening presumption of youth.

有些人会是我们身边的落叶或是像被时间的镰刀铲除的杂草。这些不仅仅是比喻，而是对那些肤浅，大脑空洞，自负的年轻人的预告。

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At times, government is overweening and ought to be cut back.

ECONOMIST: Liberalism